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+/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "nsISupports.idl"
+
+interface nsIFile;
+
+%{C++
+#define NS_MSGPROTOCOLINFO_CONTRACTID_PREFIX \
+  "@mozilla.org/messenger/protocol/info;1?type="
+%}
+
+
+[scriptable, uuid(9428b5f5-8b12-493c-aae2-18296c2877b1)]
+interface nsIMsgProtocolInfo : nsISupports
+{
+    /**
+     * the default path to store local data for this type of
+     * server. Each server is usually in a subdirectory below this
+     */
+    attribute nsIFile defaultLocalPath;
+
+    /**
+     * the IID of the protocol-specific interface for this server
+     * usually used from JS to dynamically get server-specific attributes
+     */
+    readonly attribute nsIIDPtr serverIID;
+
+    /**
+     * does this server type require a username?
+     * for instance, news does not but IMAP/POP do
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean requiresUsername;
+
+    /**
+     * if the pretty name of the server should
+     * just be the e-mail address. Otherwise it usually
+     * ends up being something like "news on hostname"
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean preflightPrettyNameWithEmailAddress;
+
+    /**
+     * can this type of server be removed from the account manager?
+     * for instance, local mail is not removable
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean canDelete;
+
+    /**
+     * can this type of server log in at startup?
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean canLoginAtStartUp;
+
+    /**
+     * can you duplicate this server?
+     * for instance, local mail is unique and should not be duplicated.
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean canDuplicate;
+
+    /* the default port
+       This is similar to nsIProtocolHanderl.defaultPort,
+       but for architectural reasons, there is a mail-specific interface to this.
+       When the input param isSecure is set to true, for all supported protocols, 
+       the secure port value is returned. If isSecure is set to false the default
+       port value is returned  */
+    long getDefaultServerPort(in boolean isSecure);
+
+    /**
+     * An attribute that tell us whether on not we can 
+     * get messages for the given server type 
+   * this is poorly named right now.
+   * it's really is there an inbox for this type?
+   * XXX todo, rename this.
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean canGetMessages;
+
+    /** 
+   * do messages arrive for this server
+   * if they do, we can use our junk controls on it.
+   */
+    readonly attribute boolean canGetIncomingMessages;
+
+    /**
+     * do biff by default?
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean defaultDoBiff;
+
+    /**
+     * do we need to show compose message link in the AccountCentral page ? 
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean showComposeMsgLink;
+
+    /**
+     * Will new folders be created asynchronously?
+     */
+    readonly attribute boolean foldersCreatedAsync;
+};
+